List of Canadian films of 1988


This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1988:
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Alias Will JamesJacques GodboutWill JamesNational Film Board documentaryMusic by Robert M. Lepage & Ian Tyson
American GothicJohn HoughHorror
Apprentice to MurderRalph L. ThomasThriller
BackfireGilbert CatesThriller
The Box of Sun Jean Pierre LefebvreDrama
The BrainEd HuntCyndy Preston, George BuzaHorror
Bruce and Pepper Wayne Gacy's Home MoviesBruce LaBruceShort
Calling the ShotsHolly Dale & Janis ColeIncludes Agnès Varda, Amy Heckling, Martha Coolidge, Jeanne MoreauDocumentary
Candy MountainRobert FrankKevin J. O'Connor, Tom Waits, Bulle OgierDramaCanada-France-Switzerland co-production
The CarpenterDavid WellingtonWings HauserSlasher film
The Cat Came BackCordell BarkerNational Film Board animated shortGenie AwardAnimated Short; Academy Award nominee – Animated Short
Clair ObscurBashar ShbibDrama
Comic Book ConfidentialRon Mannwith Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, Robert CrumbDocumentaryScript by Ron Mann & bp Nichol; Genie Award - Feature documentary
Cowboys Don't CryAnne WheelerRon White, Zachary Ansley, Janet-Laine Green, Rebecca JenkinsDramaGenie Award - Song
Dead RingersDavid CronenbergJeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Shirley Douglas, Stephen Lack, Heidi Von PalleskeDramaMade with U.S. financing
Finding Mary MarchKen PittmanRichard Boland, Jacinta CormierHistorical drama
Gaspard and Son François LabontéJacques Godin, Gaston Lepage, Monique MillerComedy
Glory Enough for AllEric TillHistorical drama
God Bless the ChildLarry ElikannDrama
Into the FireGraeme CampbellSusan Anspach, Art HindleThriller
Iron Eagle IISidney J. FurieLouis Gossett Jr., Mark Humphrey, Stuart Margolin, Alan Scarfe, Maury Chaykin, Colm FeoreAction adventureCanada-Israel co-production
KalamazooAndré ForcierRémy Girard, Marie Tifo, Tony NardiDrama
The KissPen DenshamJoanna Pacula, Meredith Salenger, Mimi KuzykHorrorMade with U.S. financing
Martha, Ruth and EdieNorma Bailey, Deepa Mehta, Danielle J. SuissaJennifer Dale, Andrea Martin, Lois Maxwell, Margaret LangrickDrama
Milk and HoneyGlen Salzman & Rebecca YatesJosette Simon, Lyman Ward, Fiona Reid, Tom ButlerDramaGenie Award – Screenplay; Canada-U.K. co-production
The Mills of Power Claude FournierHistorical dramaTwo-part film which received brief theatrical distribution before airing as a television miniseries in 1989 and 1990
The Mysterious Moon Men of CanadaColin BruntonGerry QuigleyShortGenie Award – Live-Action Short
Office PartyGeorge MihalkaDavid Warner, Michael Ironside, Kate Vernon, Jayne EastwoodThriller
The Outside Chance of Maximilian GlickAllan GoldsteinNoam Zylberman, Saul Rubinek, Jan Rubeš, Fairuza Balk, Aaron Schwartz, Susan RubešComing-of-age dramaToronto Festival of Festivals – Best Canadian Feature
Palais RoyaleMartin LavutKim Cattrall, Matt Craven, Kim Coates, Dean StockwellCrime drama
PinSandor SternDavid Hewlett, Cyndy Preston, John Pyper-FergusonHorror
PissoirJohn GreysonPaul Bettis, Pauline CareyExperimental gay featureBerlin Film FestivalTeddy Award
Portion d'éternitéRobert FavreauDanielle Proulx, Marc MessierDramaCanada-France co-production
The Revolving Doors Francis MankiewiczMonique Spaziani, Gabriel Arcand, Miou-Miou, François Méthé, Rémy GirardDramaCanada-France co-production
Shadow DancingLewis FureyNadine van der Velde, Christopher Plummer, James Kee, John ColicosGothic mystery/dance
Something About LoveTom BerryStefan Wodoslawsky, Jan Rubeš, Jennifer Dale, Ron JamesDrama
Straight for the Heart Léa PoolMatthias Habich, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Michel Voïta, Jean-François PichetteDramaCanada-Switzerland co-production
The Tadpole and the Whale Jean-Claude LordFanny Lauzier, Denis Forest, Marina Orsini, Félix-Antoine Leroux, Jean LajeunesseChildren's filmFrom the Tales for All series; Golden Reel Award
Tales from the Gimli HospitalGuy MaddinKyle McCullochDramaGuy Maddin's first feature
Tenderfoot Roger BoireMassimo Agostinelli, Mario Bertrand, Andréa DavidsonShort drama/dance
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp TravellerMichael RubboLucas Evans, Anthony RogersChildren's filmFrom the Tales for All series
Jerry CiccorittiHorrorDirect to video
WatchersJon HessCorey Haim, Michael Ironside, Barbara Williams, Lala SloatmanHorror
The World Is WatchingPeter RaymontDocumentaryGenie Award - Short documentary